219 p. ; 23 cm

Much has been written about the political and personal life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, but little has been said, even by the man himself, about his faith and how it shaped him. Here we discover the faith behind the politics of one of Canada's best-known public figures. This collection of essays, by a range of key politicians, biographers, journalists and scholars, explores such topics as the man and his beliefs; his words on "the bedrooms of the nation"; the privatization of religion; faith and personal experience; faith and public life; and the dignity of the individual

Papers from a seminar held at St. Jerome's University, Waterloo, Ont., May 9-10, 2003

Includes bibliographical references: p. 207-214

Prologue / Richard Gwyn -- Editor's note / P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- I. Trudeau's spiritual pilgrimage -- Defined by spirituality? / Michael W. Higgins -- An explicit destination? / Stephen Clarkson -- II. Trudeau and the privatization of religion: the Quebec context / David Seljak -- Politics and religion in Quebec: theological issues and the generation factor / Solange Lefebvre -- Let the Jesuits and the Dominicans quarrel: a French-Canadian debate of the fifties / Jean-Philippe Warren -- Pierre Elliott Trudeau and the JEC / Marc Nadeau -- III. The man and his beliefs -- The man's formation in faith / Jacques Monet -- The unending spiritual search / Ron Graham -- Faith in conversation / Nancy Southam -- IV. Trudeau, politics, and faith -- Faith and politics / Rt. Hon. John N. Turner -- Slow to leave the bedrooms of the nation: Trudeau and the modernizing of Canadian law, 1967-1969 / Andrew Thompson -- Trudeau and the bedrooms of the nation: the Canadian bishop's involvement / Bernard Daly -- The bedrooms of the nation: a commentary / Hon. Otto Lang -- V. Faith, politics, and personal experience -- Reflections on faith and politics / Hon. Allan MacEachen -- Faith and personal experience / Tom Axworthy -- Faith and public life: personal experiences / Michael Valpy -- There is always a moment / John Godfrey -- VI. Concluding reflections -- Soul's flow: Pierre Trudeau's hidden current / Bruce W. Powe -- Afterword / John English

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